Posted by: Secretary of Elder Affairs Ann L. Hartstein Many of us grew up with the conventional wisdom that we need to think about the future and are familiar with the Aesop’s Fable about the ant and the grasshopper. As the fable goes, the industrious …Continue Reading Now Is the Time to Embrace Your Future

Posted by: JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Secretary of Health and Human Services I’m lucky to be able to spend a lot of time with my mother because she lives close by. Not everyone is so fortunate, though, as I was reminded by a blog post …Continue Reading Remembering Older Moms on Mother’s Day

Posted by: JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Secretary of Health and Human Services This week’s water main break and response underscored a fundamental, universal point: we’re very lucky that in this country most residents have access to basic necessities – clean air, sufficient food supply, clean …Continue Reading Watering down what we take for granted